Rays catcher Nick Fortes didn’t even need his glove to secure a strikeout of the Athletics’ Darell Hernaiz during Monday’s ...

The Tampa Bay Rays have traded for Miami catcher Nick Fortes a day after sending veteran catcher Danny Jansen to Milwaukee in ...

The Tampa Bay Rays acquired catcher Nick Fortes from the Miami Marlins on Tuesday in exchange for minor league outfielder ...

The Marlins on Monday dealt catcher Nick Fortes to the Rays in exchange for Double-A outfielder Matthew Etzel, sources told MLB.com. The club did not confirm the news. Etzel, who ranked as the Rays' ...

The Tampa Bay Rays got younger at catcher Monday, using a pair of reported trades to swap Danny Jansen out for Nick Fortes.

Nick Fortes, a DeLand native, will swap Sunshine State teams as the Tampa Bay Rays have acquired him from the Miami Marlins.

JULY 28: The Rays and Marlins are reportedly in agreement on a trade that will send catcher Nick Fortes to Tampa Bay for minor league outfielder Matthew Etzel. Once completed, this will backfill ...

The catching shuffle would send Jansen to Milwaukee and bring in a replacement under team control through 2028.

Fortes is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Fortes hit .230/.304/.392 with nine home runs in 2022. That would prove to be his high point offensively thus far in his career, as he’s been a below-average hitter the past three seasons.

The Rays opted for youth and control in a trade with Miami, signaling a shift in priorities behind the plate heading into the season’s stretch run.